Japan is voting in their early snap elections on Sunday, in which members to 465 seats in the country’s House of Representatives will be chosen. The House of Representatives is the lower house of the country’s National Diet. The elections are being held four months after Sanae Takaichi took over as Japan’s Prime Minister. Her…
Japan election result live updates: Japanese voters have cast their votes amid heavy snowfall in a snap election called by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, with her ruling coalition expected to secure a clear victory. Her party is set to secure a big majority in Japan’s lower house, public broadcaster NHK forecast, based on exit polls….
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced the dissolution of the House of Representatives on Monday. This move triggers a snap general election scheduled for 8 February, the first day of the current parliamentary session. Kyodo News reported that the government finalized the decision to dissolve the lower house last Friday. Speaking at a press conference,…
